Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

A 30-mile-long glacially-carved canyon leads to a massive pair of glaciers.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

A 400-year-old live oak tree with a fictitiously morbid past.

One of the 20th century’s most famous businessmen is buried in Houston’s most prestigious cemetery.

A memorial dedicated to the Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla-Pérez.

Larger-than-life cut-out murals of James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor, dedicated to their 1956 film ‘Giant.’

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

A priceless work of art created by the saint's own blood sister hangs in a San Antonio basilica.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.